This thread documents some of my recent attempts to get up-to-speed in science victories. From the responses of others it appears likely that I am doing something wrong in the first 100 - 150 turns, and I have been unable to figure out exactly what just by reading guides and watching videos.
Part of the problem is that a lot of the guides for tradition based openings appear to be out of date. For instance, many people cite this guide, though it appears to be flawed in at least two crucial ways. First, the bulk of it was written at a time when one could adopt legalism as the third social policy, and I suspect the fact that it is now at best the fourth social policy has some more serious consequences than the update at the beginning of the guide suggests. Second, it seems that one must send the first one or two food caravans to the capital in order to achieve good results, contrary to the recommendations of the guide. (There may be other problems as well, but it has a lot of good advice overall - it single-handedly boosted my game from Prince level to Emporer/Immortal.)
So my question is: can anyone point to a guide or video or post or set of posts which contains the latest thinking on tradition-based openings? I would prefer information oriented towards peaceful, tall openings.
Part of the problem is that a lot of the guides for tradition based openings appear to be out of date. For instance, many people cite this guide, though it appears to be flawed in at least two crucial ways. First, the bulk of it was written at a time when one could adopt legalism as the third social policy, and I suspect the fact that it is now at best the fourth social policy has some more serious consequences than the update at the beginning of the guide suggests. Second, it seems that one must send the first one or two food caravans to the capital in order to achieve good results, contrary to the recommendations of the guide. (There may be other problems as well, but it has a lot of good advice overall - it single-handedly boosted my game from Prince level to Emporer/Immortal.)
So my question is: can anyone point to a guide or video or post or set of posts which contains the latest thinking on tradition-based openings? I would prefer information oriented towards peaceful, tall openings.